= portugal & spain photos =
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Fernando, our fearless guide
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Hotel Turim in Lisbon: elevator weather report
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Rossio Square. in the heart of Lisbon
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Pavement Design in Rossio Square
Avenida de Liberdade Park in Lisbon
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Best Restaurant ever in Lisbon!
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Inside Sancho Restaurante |
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Lisbon Tram to the Bairro Alto
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Rua Augusta Arch, built after the 1755 earthquake
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Lisbon Subway
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Tiles in Subway
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Oriente Station designed by Calatrava
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Vasco da Gama Shopping Mall
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Lisbon apartments
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Diario de Noticias Political Cartoon
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Lisbon Baixa Quarter
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Lisbon Wall
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Belém Tower
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Monument to the Discoveries
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Belém Jerónimos Monastery |
Jerónimos Interior, Manueline Style |
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Sintra, Portugal
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Carriage Ride in Sintra
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Pena Palace in Sintra
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Pena Palace Kitchen
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Donkey ride in rural Portugal |
Portuguese Windmill |
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Making flour in rural Portugal
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Making bread
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Lunch on the farm after cheese-making |
Portuguese Ceramic Tiles or Azulejos |
Making Sheep Cheese (Azeitão)
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Village of Arraiolos known for its rugs |
Arraiolos Wall celebrating the bloodless "carnation" revolution in Portugal
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Sylvia with rug-maker in Arraiolos
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13th century castle and church above the town
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Monte da Ravasqueira, vineyard that produces 1 million bottles of wine per year
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Monte da Ravasqueira Cellars |
After the wine-tasting and lunch
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Pousada Dos Loios in Évora , formerly a 15th century convent
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Pousada pool area
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Pousada Dos Loios Interior
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Évora University, Portugal |
Évora University Hall |
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Temple of Diana (2nd-3rd century) just outside of the pousada
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Évora Cathedral — Romanesque & Gothic architecture (earliest part, 13th century)
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Ossuary Inscription in Latin: "Our bones await your bones"
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Church of St. Francis with its Ossuary |
Évora Ossuary, 16th century |
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Puente Romano over Guadiana River, Mérida
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Islamic Palace built over Roman Forum
in Mérida, Spain
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Roman Villa
in Mérida (formerly the Roman capital of the province of Lusitania)
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Part of the vast UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mérida
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Parador Alacazar del Rey Don Pedro in Carmona |
Looking down on the valley from the fortress-inn |
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Moorish Room in the Parador (Historic Inn)
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Fountain & flowering jacaranda trees in Seville
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Seville Cathedral Organ
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Moorish Arches in Cathedral
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Alcázar gardens, originally a 10th century Moorish building, still functioning as a royal palace
Alcázar courtyard |
Alcázar baths |
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White Village in the mountains, Andalusia's 'Pueblos Blancos'
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Farm for breeding horses & bulls near Ronda |
Bullfighting demo |
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Parador de Ronda, the former town hall, & bridge separating the old & new towns
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View from the parador
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View of Ronda's New Town from the Old Town
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Street in the Old Town of Ronda |
Guitarist in the Old Town |
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View from the terrace, Ronda
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